ArrENDAX. 325 



3. M. EcnrvATUS. Strm glabrous, obtusely 3-angled. Lenu HneaTt 

 channeled, glabr<. us. ^Spikes 6-S tlowt red, iincar-luuceolatc, in globote 

 heads; flowers in '• rows. K>ltimrns usuaUy 5, 

 June — Ucu Couunon. 1-2 U. 



Pafie3U, Genus MOLLUGO. [To precede Sagina under 



Caryophyllacca'.] 



Sepals 5, united at the base. Petals 5, minute, or more 

 frequenily none. K^tamcns 3-5, opposite tiie sepals. IStyles 

 3. Capsule 3-valvcd, 3-cellcd, many seeded. 



1. M. Verticillata. Sfem prostrate, branching, glabrous. Leaves spat- 

 ulatc, iho-i- tuvviirds ilie suninui ianceoiutc, yeneraUy vcriieillafe, with 6 in a 

 whorl. Flowers a.xilijry in sessile umbel?. iSrpuis e.xpanding, 3-iierved, with 

 membra n:icet»us margins. i^a/«t7ijt usually 3. bltfUa 3. iS(tg mas plumose. 



April — ixpi. Uoinnion. 



Page 221. Genus MITRE0L.\. (Syn, Ophiorrhiza.) [To 

 precede llousLonia in Order Geniianea?.] 



Calyx tubular, 5 -cleft. Corolla funnel-shaped. Stamens 

 5. Stigmas '2. Fruit 2- 1 o bed. 



1. M. SE-sstMFor.iA. Stem erect, romewhat branched, nearly square, 

 scabrous towards (he summit. Leavct ovate, opposite, apprissed. FUjwert 

 in secund spikes, erect at Hrst, alterwanls recurved; throat of the coroll* 

 closed by jointed hairs, segments e.xpanding, tube short. Fiuil consisting of 

 2 carpi Is united at the base and apex. ^eeJ* numerous. [Sent to me by 

 Wm. S. Rockwell, Esq. ot Baldwin County.] 



White. O- July— Aug. Wet places. 12-18 in. 



2. M. Laxceolata. Stem erect, 4-angled, 4-furrowed. glabrous. Leaves 

 lanceolate, attenuate at the base, scabrous on the upper surface, tube of the 

 corolla as long as the calyx, purple, seirnienis white. 



Purple and white. August — Sept. Wet soils common. 12— 18 in. 



Page 231. Gknus ATROPA. [To succeed Physa'.is in Order 



Solaneae. 



Calyx with acute angles, somewhat sagittate at the base. 

 Corolla ciimpanidate. Stamens 5, distant. tStyie 1. Fruit 

 baccate, globose, ij-celled. 



1. A. Ph^'salioides. 3/fm erect, much branched. Z.«ace« alternate, sinu> 

 ate, angled, ova'.e, glabrous. Flowers iixillary, solitary. 

 Blue. Q June— Sept. Culiivaied lands. 



Page 251. Gexus POLYGONATUM. [To succeed Conval, 

 laria in Order Sniilaceaj. 



Perianth G-cleft, cylindrical. Stamens 6, inserted near the 

 summit of the tube. Fruit baccate, S-ctlied, with '2 aecds in 

 each cell. 



